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Etymology[]
A replacement for the earlier anormal, from French anormal, Late Latin anormalus for Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anōmalos), “‘uneven, unequal’”).
Pronunciation[]
Adjective[]
Abnormal (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})
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- Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
- 1899, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Duet, ch. 6:
- And then after an abnormal meal, which was either a very late breakfast or a very early lunch, they drove on to Victoria Station.
- 1899, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Duet, ch. 6:
- Of or pertaining to behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
- 1904, Jack London, The Sea Wolf, ch. 23:
- Furuseth was right; I was abnormal, an "emotionless monster," a strange bookish creature, capable of pleasuring in sensations only of the mind.
- 1904, Jack London, The Sea Wolf, ch. 23:
Synonyms[]
- (not conforming to rule or system; deviating from type): aberrant, anomalous, exceptional, extraordinary, irregular, odd, strange, unusual.
Translations[]
not conforming to rule or system
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of or pertaining to behaviour that deviates from norms
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Noun[]
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Abnormal ({{{1}}})
- A person or object that is not normal.
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